This is our Warhammer journey

Chapter 387 In 816, my location, Amegidodon, was rated as one of the top inhabitants in the galaxy.
Thirty years.

This is the busy and arduous life of a laborer in Zhongchao.

It was a pilgrim's voyage to Terra.

It was the time that the Primarch cherished most.

Thirty years is a short time, gone in the blink of an eye.

For an empire that has stood for millennia, it is but a fleeting moment, merely a twitch of its decaying pulse.

Thirty years is also a long time, enough to change many things.

So many things.
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[Announcement: Effective December 12th, 812.m41, according to a notice from the Vortex Sector Government, the Wotan Alliance has been affected by some unknown chaotic contamination. This contamination primarily targets non-Abomination intelligent devices. All communication routes have been blocked, and all automated equipment produced by the Wotan Alliance within the Fleet Sector has been confiscated. Any illegal commercial activities will be severely punished.]

[Announcement: Effective October 31st (806.m41), Krieg, located in the Storm Sector, has officially announced its return to the Empire. It will cooperate with the five special districts of the Limit Sector, exporting basic troops for specialized training and redistribution to pay the 512-year-old arrears in taxes. The Dawn Sector government welcomes this move.]

[Announcement: Starting June 1st (814.m41), the Orks in the Octarius Sector have shown signs of unification. Simultaneously, the Star Court has conducted urgent verification, confirming large-scale Ork clustering phenomena across the galaxy. All sector defense fleets are requested to prepare for response.]

[Announcement: On December 7th, according to a report from relevant personnel, the battleship 'Dawn' (HMS Dawn) has completed its hull sealing and is currently undergoing final testing.]

[Announcement: As of May 11th, 816.m41, the third Consecration Celebration has officially concluded. Let us pay tribute to Helblecht, the 'Guardian Sword' of the Black Sanctuary, the third Titled Champion. In the same year, the selection of the Mortal Champion will also begin.]

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Amigidoton, Rocky Fortress
After listening to the report from the Extreme Starfield today, the young Sebastian Arrek suppressed his envy and turned off the recording device.

Are you interested in these?

A deep, gruff voice came through.

Arek immediately stood up and saluted the Space Marine in his dark green armor.

"Lord Tushan."

"Just call me Tushan."

A gentle smile appeared on Tushan's dark face. The company commander of the Salamanders was completely unpretentious as he approached the young political commissar of the Planetary Defense Force.

"Would you mind if I sat down for a moment? It might damage your chair, but don't worry, I'll compensate you."

"Of course not, sir."

Arek immediately gestured sternly, "Please sit down."

"Thank you."

Tushan expressed his gratitude and then adjusted his posture to sit down next to the political commissar.

"Just call me Tushan."

He reiterated this point.

Amegidodton is a planet renowned for its industry. During the 'Counterattack at the Gates of Cadian', the Primarch's development of the region and the emergence of numerous war relics led to a second period of prosperity for the planet, with the construction of various industrial ruins.

As one of the few technically specialized chapters in Astartes, and with its headquarters located very close to Amegiddon, the Salamanders Chapter naturally came to this location as advisors to the Maelstrom Sector.

This greatly surprised the fire lizard.

The Salamanders, as a fledgling chapter, have always been on the fringes of the Empire. Due to their combat style, few chapters are willing to fight alongside them because of their slow pace. They have only managed to establish connections with some other ancient chapters through their inherited mechanical technology and their consistent gentleness and generosity.

"Okay, my lord."

Arek nodded, which brought a helpless smile to the fire lizard's company commander.

"I am indeed envious, but I cannot abandon my responsibilities."

He opened his mouth to explain.

Arek was a member of the Planetary Defense Force. Although the Armageddon Steel Legion was one of the few legions similar to the Cardiacs, offering better benefits than the Asgardian Army, this responsibility prevented him from pursuing those dazzling honors. Tushan understood this feeling; even within the Salamanders, such passion was not uncommon.

This is quite normal for a soldier.

Young soldiers always yearn for merit, but for a newly appointed political commissar, even though political commissars, as high-ranking officials of the empire, often enjoy benefits such as life-extending surgery, their retirement depends on the whims of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

But it's still too short compared to Astartes.

But Amighidodon is too peaceful.

Aside from the occasional threat of the greenskins that are quickly wiped out by various mechanical cults, Amegidodton, as an industrial hive world, doesn't even have pirates around it.

With the expansion of the defense fleet and the continuous commissioning of the Charter Fleet, the government's trade capabilities have become increasingly powerful. In the radiation zones of the five special zones, pirates have gradually lost their space to survive, and those aliens who are not even as powerful as pirates have also been crushed.

When change comes, those who cannot adapt to it will eventually be crushed by the tide of the times.

Humans were among those who initially struggled to adapt.

For Astartes, a rest period of more than ten years is not rare, but it is not impossible. For ordinary people, however, it spans a significant portion of their lives.

"I apologize first for the offense committed by a soldier."

Tushan began, "But I think you should cherish this time."

Arek paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

More than a decade ago, Amegidodon, which had just undergone reforms, was invaded by a large-scale orc invasion.

His adoptive grandfather answered the call to go to the battlefield, but ended up being wounded and disabled.

If the military benefits of the Star Guardians had not been further improved at that time, it's questionable whether his grandfather would have been able to return alive.

The town had already been completely destroyed, and Arek didn't even have time to worry about how they would survive after losing everything.

Before he even started getting pimples, he used the various skills he had learned since childhood to survive in the ruins, find supplies for his grandfather, and even manage to rescue a group of prisoners who were kept as food by the orcs, until an Imperial Guard under the Dawn Fleet discovered and rescued him.

This force completely drove out the Greenskins, and the subsequent government was responsible for postwar reconstruction and population resettlement. Those refugees who had once lived in the Low Nest were counted and then resettled in a location they never dared to imagine in the past during the redevelopment of the town.

When the political commissar of the unit heard about Arek's deeds, he was deeply moved and decided to recommend him to the Loyalty Academy. After learning about the relevant policies on veterans' benefits, Arek was able to leave his grandfather, who had received a mechanical prosthetic limb implant, behind, while he himself went to the Loyalty Academy to study.

It was from this time that Sebastian officially inherited his grandfather's surname.

"I have seen many disasters. Many times, for humans, their tragic lives do not lead to a better ending. However, those exaggerated fame and amplified battle reports always cover up those sacrifices and deaths in inconspicuous corners, which even we cannot stop."

Tushan told the young political commissar his story: "I am sincerely happy for you. You have had a very peaceful time, which is memorable for both of us."

"But will a peaceful time allow the blade to rot?"

Arreek watched the soldiers undergoing army drills.

They are soldiers selected from the best of the best in military academies. Since the military reform, the recruitment of the Star Guardians has changed from recruitment followed by screening to a systematic selection process through multiple layers of education.

These soldiers first have to pass cultural exams to enter higher education institutions, then undergo physical fitness tests to be streamed, and go through selection processes such as the Hive Guard and Hive Armed Forces before they can finally join the Starbound Army.

But many of them have never actually experienced a real war.

In his view, the eradication of various gangs and their foreign armed forces, as well as the clearing of the now less scattered strongholds after reorganization, were not a tough battle.

Arek believed that the steel legions that had been roaming the stars had already surpassed them.

This inevitably filled him with a sense of crisis.

(End of this chapter)